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Building measurement : new rules of measurement / Andrew Packer.

By: Packer, Andrew (Andrew D.) [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Routledge, ©2017Edition: Second edition.Description: xvii, 357 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138694026 (hardback : alk. paper); 9781138838147 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Building -- Estimates | Buildings -- Measurement | Buildings -- Valuation | Quantity surveying | Building -- Estimates -- Standards -- Great BritainDDC classification: 692.5 P12 2017
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Traditional approaches to booking dimensions and bill preparation -- 3. Mensuration -- 4. Document production -- 5. Substructures -- 6. Masonry work -- 7. Concrete-framed buildings -- 8. Steel-framed buildings -- 9. Structural timber -- 10. Roof coverings -- 11. Windows, doors and standard joinery -- 12. Floor, wall and ceiling finishes, dry linings, internal partitions and suspended ceilings -- 13. Drainage above ground, electrical and plumbing installation -- 14. Disposal systems below ground -- 15. External works.
Summary: Measurement of buildings is the core skill of the quantity surveyor. It underpins the procurement, management, delivery and subsequent commissioning of a completed building, and must now be completed using New Rules of Measurement 2 (NRM 2). In this much-needed new measurement textbook, the measurement of the most common building elements is described using NRM2. Extensive worked examples including fully up to date hand-drawn diagrams and supporting take-off lists ensure that the reader develops a confidence in their ability to measure using NRM2 in practice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Traditional approaches to booking dimensions and bill preparation -- 3. Mensuration -- 4. Document production -- 5. Substructures -- 6. Masonry work -- 7. Concrete-framed buildings -- 8. Steel-framed buildings -- 9. Structural timber -- 10. Roof coverings -- 11. Windows, doors and standard joinery -- 12. Floor, wall and ceiling finishes, dry linings, internal partitions and suspended ceilings -- 13. Drainage above ground, electrical and plumbing installation -- 14. Disposal systems below ground -- 15. External works.

Measurement of buildings is the core skill of the quantity surveyor. It underpins the procurement, management, delivery and subsequent commissioning of a completed building, and must now be completed using New Rules of Measurement 2 (NRM 2). In this much-needed new measurement textbook, the measurement of the most common building elements is described using NRM2. Extensive worked examples including fully up to date hand-drawn diagrams and supporting take-off lists ensure that the reader develops a confidence in their ability to measure using NRM2 in practice.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

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